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July 17, 2024

The Winner of the 2024 (31st) International Cosmos Prize is:

Dr. William James Sutherland CBE, FRS
Director of Research, Department of Zoology, The University of Cambridge
An advocate of the concept of “evidence-based conservation”, this year’s winner has
transformed the face of biodiversity conservation with the development of a website thatcompiles information from an extensive range of research papers from around the world andother outstanding contributions.
On July 17, 2024, The Commemorative Foundation for the International Garden and Greenery
Exposition, Osaka, Japan, 1990 (Expo ’90 Foundation) (Chairperson: Mr. MITARAI Fujio) selected Dr.
William James Sutherland (68), Director of Research, Department of Zoology, The University ofCambridge, as the winner of the 2024 (31st) International Cosmos Prize. The decision to award the prize
to Dr. William James Sutherland was reached after considering the recommendations submitted by theInternational Cosmos Prize Committee (Chairperson: Dr. YAMAGIWA Juichi) and the Screening
Committee of Experts (Chairperson: Dr. IKEYA Kazunobu).
Dr. Sutherland, a pioneer in the field of “conservation science”, has dedicated himself to a wide array of
research and activities ranging from fundamental ecological studies to recommendations on environmental
policy, and has championed the concept of “evidence-based conservation”, which has revolutionized the fieldof ecology. Dr. Sutherland has also been instrumental in the development of the open access website,
Conservation Evidence, which carefully assesses and collects information from a vast number of research
papers worldwide and is available for everyone to use as evidence.
A “horizon scanning” initiative spearheaded by Dr. Sutherland identifies early indicators of significant
threats to humanity and is used in policy development and biodiversity conservation strategies.
The award ceremony is scheduled to take place later this year on Tuesday, November 12 in Osaka, Japan.

The photo is at the following URL:
https://www.expo-cosmos.or.jp/main/cosmos/2024photo.html-1-1. Focus and scope of research to be awarded
The prize will be awarded for research and work that has achieved excellence and is recognized as contributing
to a significant understanding of the relationships among living organisms, the interdependence of life and theglobal environment, and the common nature integrating these interrelationships. It should be characterized bya global perspective which tries to illuminate the relationships between diverse phenomena, in keeping withthe concepts and principle of “The Harmonious Coexistence between Nature and Humankind.”
The following points will be the standards by which the achievements will be evaluated.
(1) The body of achievements should show an inclusive and integrated methodology and approach, in contrast
to analytic and reductive methodologies.
(2) The achievements must be based on a global perspective. If the focus is on a particular phenomenon or
specific area, it must have universal significance and applicability.
(3) The achievements should offer a long-term vision which leads to further developments, rather thansolutions to limited problems.
2. Selection Process(1) Selection Process
The International Cosmos Prize Screening Committee of Experts met four times between April and June of2024 in order to evaluate candidates for the prize. After careful deliberations, the winner was selected at theInternational Cosmos Prize Committee on June 24.
(2) 2024 International Cosmos Prize Nominees
122 nominations (from 24 countries)＜Breakdown by Year＞
Candidates since 2022: 37 Candidates since 2023: 39 Candidates since 2024: 46＜Breakdown by Country＞
Japan (30), the United States (23), the United Kingdom (18), Germany (10), Thailand (8), Canada (5),Slovakia (5), Brazil (4), the Philippines (3), Italy (2), Australia (2), Austria (2), France (2), Belgium(2),Peru (1), Israel (1), India (1), the Netherlands (2), Kenya (1), Sierra Leone (1), Sweden (1), Spain (1),Taiwan (1), Denmark (1)※Dual citizenship nominees are counted twice
Others:(1) Award ceremony
The award ceremony will be held at Sumitomolife Izumi Hall in Chuo-ku, Osaka, on Tuesday, November
12, 2024.
(2) Others
The prizewinner shall be awarded a certificate of merit, a medallion, and a monetary prize of 40 million
Yen.
Attached documents:
・Curriculum Vitae
・Reason for Awarding the Prize・Comments (on receiving the Prize) by the prizewinner・Prizewinners 1993-2023
・The International Cosmos Prize Committee, the Screening Committee of Experts
For further information, please contact:
MITANI Shoichi
Cosmos Prize Secretariat, Expo ’90 Foundation
Phone: 06-6915-4513
Fax:
06-6915-4524
Email mitani@expo-cosmos.or.jp
URL
https://www.expo-cosmos.or.jp-2-

Curriculum Vitae
Name:William James Sutherland

Date of Birth:

27 April 1956

Nationality:

The United Kingdom

Current Position:
Director of Research, Department of Zoology, The University of Cambridge
Honorary Fellow, St Catharine’s College, The University of Cambridge
Professional Preparation:
1974-1977

BSc: University of East Anglia

1977-1980

Ph. D: Liverpool Polytechnic

Appointments:
1980-1982

Natural Environment Research Council postdoctoral fellowship based at Zoology
Department, The University of Oxford

1982-1983

Lecturer, The University of Liverpool

1983-1985

Lecturer, School of Environmental Sciences, The University of East Anglia

1985-2006

Lecturer, Reader then Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of East
Anglia2006-2023

Miriam Rothschild Chair in Conservation Biology, Department of Zoology, The Universityof Cambridge

2023

Chair, Cambridge Conservation Initiative2023-Present Director of Research, Department of Zoology, The University of Cambridge
International awards and honours:
2008-2024

Professorial Fellow, St Catharine’s College, The University of Cambridge

2013

The Distinguished Service Award, The Society for Conservation Biology

2015‘UEA Bill Sutherland Scholarship in Conservation Biology’ established by
the University of East Anglia in recognition of my numerous contributions tothe university

2021

Commander of the Order of the British Empire for “services to evidence-based conservation”

2023

Awarded ECI Prize in Terrestrial Ecology

2023

Fellow of Royal Society

2024

Honorary Fellow, St. Catharine’s College, The University of Cambridge

2024

CIEEM Medal, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management-3-Books:1. Sutherland, W.J. (2022) Transforming Conservation: a practical guide to evidence and decision
making. Open Books
2. Sutherland, W.J., Brotherton, P.N.M., Davies, Z.G., Ockendon, N. Pettorelli, N. & Vickery J.A. (eds)(2020). Conservation Research, Policy and Practice Cambridge University Press
3. Sutherland, W.J. (2006) (ed). Ecological census techniques: a handbook. Cambridge University Press.
Second edition.
4. Sutherland, W.J. (1996) From Individual Behaviour to Population Ecology. Oxford University Press.

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Reasons for the Award
Dr. William James Sutherland, a pioneer in the interdisciplinary field of “conservation science” which isconcerned with the conservation of biodiversity, is a renowned scientist with extensive accomplishments inresearch and other activities that range from fundamental ecological studies to recommendations on environmental
policy. He has established, implemented and promoted the concept of “evidence-based conservation”, a term hecoined to illustrate the innovative integration of knowledge supporting efforts to halt the ongoing global decline inbiodiversity.
A naturalist with a passion for birds, Dr. Sutherland has been engaged in research on behavior and ecology fromthe very beginning of his career. His series of studies led him to formulate a rational theory to predict the decisionmaking of individuals within the context of the behavior of other individuals to subsequently predict the dynamics
of populations, integrating the two previously distinct disciplines of behavioral ecology and population ecology.
In 2000, Dr. Sutherland created the aforementioned concept of “evidence-based conservation”, which has
revolutionised the field of conservation ecology. The open website, Conservation Evidence, was launched in 2004,
the result of a comprehensive review on a vast number of 1.6 million research papers written in 17 languages to
identify and compile information on conservation success stories and failures (over 8,600) across all types ofhabitats (e.g., forests and grasslands) and taxa (e.g., birds and amphibians). This body of evidence is readily
accessible to anyone interested in biodiversity conservation. Drawing inspiration from compilations of evidence
on medical efficacy used by physicians, this website has enabled a shift away from earlier biodiversity conservation
practices that relied solely on personal experience, knowledge and hearsay. With more than 15,000 regular users,
including conservation organisations and funding agencies, Conservation Evidence is revolutionising decisionmaking processes on conservation around the world. Dr. Sutherland has achieved remarkable success in developing
human resources through these activities, mentoring about 100 doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers andcollaborating on research with around 3,000 people from over 60 countries.
Dr. Sutherland also conducts an annual “horizon scanning” in collaboration with other researchers, practitioners,
and policymakers to reduce risk and aid in the formulation of policies by swiftly identifying early indicators ofpotential changes that may pose a significant threat to human society in the future. This assessment is used as a
guide for biodiversity conservation strategies, sustainable food production, and financing.
Today, we are faced with an urgent challenge as biodiversity loss accelerates at an alarming rate due to impacts
from human activity. Dr. Sutherland’s elegantly effective approach to conservation is a groundbreaking
achievement that helps preserve numerous species, ecosystems, and ultimately the natural environment of the entire
Earth, and is deserving of the International Cosmos Prize for the holistic and integrated strategies it embraces.

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I am delighted to receive the International Cosmos Prize for 2024. My lifelong aim matches that of the prize: theharmonious coexistence of humanity and the natural world.
As a child I started birdwatching then expanded to other areas of natural history. I was exceedingly lucky to bea student when the two areas of behavioural ecology and modern population ecology were breaking. I was hugely
influenced by Charlie Krebs’ textbook Ecology. I was camping in Turkey all summer vacation counting migrating
birds with five other students so tore my copy in half so others could read it; it explained ideas simply and opened
my eyes to how the natural world functioned. A few months later Robert May’s book Theoretical Ecology cameout and completely inspired me. This text had chapter after chapter of exciting ideas. In my spare time I did natural
history and helped conservation. The love of information, especially from books, exploring ideas, natural history
and working to conserve nature have been four consistent themes underpinning my life.
I saw serious gaps in how policy making operated. One was that we tended to look backwards rather thanconsider how to respond to likely future plans. We this set up an annual process of horizon scanning to consider
possibly future issues. The first one, published in 2007, included artificial meat, artificial light, microplastics andusing mobile phones to collect environmental data. All of these we have shown were little know then. I was also
struck that we did not ask policy makers or practitioners what questions they would most like answered. I theninvented a process for asking such questions from communities. Finally, I was struck that the literature was difficultfor practitioners to obtain and was massively underused. I then heard about evidence-based medicine and decided
we needed the equivalent of evidence-based conservation. I have spend much of the last twenty years work on thiswith a team in Cambridge and an international team of 1,100 named collaborators. The website
www.conservationevidence.com is key to this process. This reviews the evidence for the effectiveness of more than three
thousand conservation actions.
I am keen to change the decision making process. I have advised government in a wide range of ways. With awide range of collaborators we have created a toolkit of processes for making evidence-based decisions andembedding evidence into practice. This work is summarised in the open-access book Transforming Conservation: a Practical
Guide to Evidence and Decision Making (2022).
Over the last few years I decided to start a YouTube Channel, Bill Sutherland’s Conservation Concepts.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfEVkIZsJEUqFXj9Lokf3g, as I appreciated that many, especially the next generation,
learn largely from watching videos rather than reading. As I also place these on Twitter they have to be under 140
seconds long. I enjoy the challenge of taking complicated issues, such as extinction debt or shifting baselines, andtrying to explain the idea with examples and consideration of the consequences. When filming I think of what I
would have wanted to learn as a schoolboy who was interested in nature but knew little science; I also try to add
something new for my friends who are experienced conservationists.
With my wish to keep exploring ideas I am working on artificial intelligence with a team including academics
from the computing lab. This is remarkably fast moving and exciting. We have also carried out a horizon scanning
exercise with a team to identify opportunities and challenges related to AI.
I am so honoured to receive the COSMOS Prize. I pledge to continue, to the best of my ability, the pursuit of
our common goal.

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PRIZEWINNERS 1993-2023
1993 Sir Ghillean Prance
Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K.
An authority on tropical plants centering on those of the Amazon basin of South America, Dr. Prance
advocates his Flora-on-the-Earth Project to establish a comprehensive record of the earth's vegetation in theform of a database.
1994 Dr. Jacques François Barrau (deceased)
Professor, Paris National Museum of Natural History, France
Dr. Barrau has conducted ethnobiological studies on nature and the life styles of people in the Pacific Ocean.
His results have afforded unique insights into the relationship between human beings and food from a global
perspective.
1995 Dr. KIRA Tatuo (deceased)
Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University, JapanOn the basis of his quantitative research on plants' organic production, Dr. Kira has established “Production
Ecology". He has also played a leading role in conducting field studies of the ecosystem in tropical rainforests
in Southeast Asia.
1996 Dr. George Beals Schaller
Director of Science, the Wildlife Conservation Society, U.S.A.
Dr. Schaller has been conducting field research on the ecology and behavior of various wild animals in all partsof the world, and has written many books including “The Mountain Gorilla" and “The Last Panda."
1997 Dr. Richard Dawkins
Professor, Oxford University, U.K.
Dr. Dawkins totally reversed the conventional view of biology with a bold hypothesis he put forward in his
1976 book. He continues to present new views.
1998 Dr. Jared Mason Diamond
Professor, University of California at Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Dr. Diamond has made remarkable achievements in physiology. He has been organizing field expeditions to
New Guinea and has employed the results of this fieldwork to restructure his unique studies of the evolution ofhuman societies.
1999 Dr. Wu Zheng-Yi (deceased)
Professor and Director Emeritus, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dr. Wu is a representative botanist of China. He edited “Flora of China" which describes all known plant
species in China.
2000 Sir David AttenboroughProducer, Naturalist, Zoologist, U.K.
Sir David is a pioneer of wildlife documentary films. With his excellent films of various creatures or plants, hehas told many people throughout the world about the nature of life for more than fifty years since joined theBBC.
2001 Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
Based on the principle, “Cities must not conflict with nature, it is possible to build cities that exists as part ofnature", she proposes measures to develop cities while maintaining harmony with nature.
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2002 The Charles Darwin Research Station
The Charles Darwin Research Station is a biological research center established in 1964 by the international
NGO/NPO Charles Darwin Foundation in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.
The Station has made remarkable achievement in research and protection of the numerous indigenous speciesof the Island, including elephant tortoises and marine iguanas.
2003 Dr. Peter Hamilton Raven
Director, Missouri Botanical Garden, U.S.A.
Dr. Raven is a representative botanist of the U.S., and international pioneer in advocating for the conservationof global biodiversity. He has given his approach toward issues concerning life on earth from a global
viewpoint and his significant contributions toward promoting the co-existence of nature and human beings inboth academic and practical terms.
2004 Prof. Julia Carabias Lillo
Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Professor Carabias has always considered global environmental issues from the perspective of developing
countries. She has achieved excellent results in resolving difficult challenges under different conditions,through the implementation of programs based on thorough fieldwork with a multidisciplinary approach.
2005 Dr. Daniel Pauly
Professor and Director, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada
Pursuing his comprehensive studies of the relationship between fishing and marine ecosystem, Dr. Pauly has
made outstanding achievements in the field of research into marine ecosystems and resources, including thedevelopment of scientific models to enable both marine ecosystem conservation and sustainable resource use offisheries.
2006 Dr. Raman Sukumar
Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, India
A strong advocate of preserving biodiversity and the environment, Dr.Sukumar has done pioneering research on
the ecological relationship between elephants and humans, and on resolving the conflict between them, making
him an internationally recognized expert on the coexistence of wildlife and humans.
2007 Dr. Georgina Mary Mace (deceased)
Professor of Conservation Science and Director of NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College,
London, U.K.
Dr. Mace played a significant role in the creation of scientific criteria for the identification and classification of
threatened species. She has also contributed to the conservation of species and biodiversity.
2008 Dr. Phan Nguyen Hong
Professor Emeritus, Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam
Dr. Phan has been involved in comprehensive scientific research in Vietnam, where war and overdevelopment
have had a devastating impact on its mangrove ecosystem. He has made a major contribution to the restoration of
the mangrove forests.
2009 Dr. Gretchen Cara Daily
Professor, Stanford University, U.S.A.
Dr. Daily has provided us with a comprehensive picture of the value of biodiversity-based ecosystem services,
upon which human society is dependent. She has made a vital contribution to international initiatives such as the
U.N. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and played a leading role in launching the “Natural Capital Project,”which is a result of the fusion of ecology and economics, in order to promote the sustainable utilization of natural
capital.
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2010 Dr. Estella Bergere Leopold (deceased)
Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, U.S.A.
Dr. Leopold has made tremendous achievements by continuing and further developing the Land Ethic, which
was initiated by her father, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), as well as by disseminating the idea to many places in the
United States. She is still pursuing activities that weave the Land Ethic into the fabric of people’s lives and society.
2011 Scientific Steering Committee of the Census of Marine LifeThe Scientific Steering Committee of the Census of Marine Life provided overall governance to the Census, agrand global project. The objective of the Census was to survey and analyze changes from past to present inmarine life biodiversity, distribution and abundance, and to compile the resultant data into a comprehensive
database called the “Ocean Biogeographic Information System” to be used in forecasting the future of marine life.
2012 Dr. Edward Osborne Wilson (deceased)
Pellegrino University Research Professor, Emeritus, Harvard University, U.S.A.
Dr. Wilson has accomplished outstanding achievements in his research into the natural history of ants andethology. He has focused his scientific perspective and experience on helping to illuminate the human
circumstance, including human origins, human nature and human interactions. Dr. Wilson has also been active inpracticing biodiversity conservation and environmental education.
2013 Dr. Robert Treat Paine (deceased)
Professor emeritus of Zoology, University of Washington, U.S.A.
Dr. Paine has demonstrated, through explicit field experiments, that predators play essential roles in the stable
maintenance of biotic communities. He proposed the concept of the keystone species, which plays a crucial rolein maintaining the structure of an ecological community. He has had great impact not only on ecology, but also
on conservation biology, as well as on the general public’s understanding of biodiversity.
2014 Dr. Philippe Descola
Professor, the Collège de France, France
Dr. Descola, a distinguished anthropologist, has conducted rigorous fieldwork among the indigenous Achuar
people living in Amazonia, South America, highlighting their view of nature and activities in interacting with thenatural environment. On the basis of his findings, Dr. Descola has developed a philosophical concept andproposed the “anthropology of nature,” which considers nature and culture in an integrated manner.
2015 Dr. Johan Rockström
Executive Derector, Stockholm Resilience Center, Sweden
Dr. Rockström cautioned that we have reached a saturation point in terms of human pressures on the Earth. System,and that if we let these anthropogenic pressures continue increasing to cross the thresholds or tipping points definedas “planetary boundaries,” there is a risk of irreversible and abrupt environmental change.
2016 Dr. IWATSUKI Kunio
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University, Japan
Dr. IWATSUKI has continually pursued the goal of biodiversity, and developed plant systematics in an inclusive
and multifaceted manner, by adopting not only traditional methodologies but also molecular phylogenetic
techniques. He advocated the importance of an integrated understanding of biological classification including
phylogenetic systematics. Dr. IWATSUKI has also clarified that this approach is the essential principle which
supports the abundance of life forms and harmonious coexistence between people and nature.

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2017 Dr. Jane Goodall
Founder, Jane Goodall Institute, UK
Dr. Goodall has been studying wild chimpanzees since 1960 so as to paint a fuller picture of chimpanzees. She
has conducted afforestation programs to provide habitats for chimpanzees, and an environmental educational
project. She began Roots & Shoots, environmental learning program by young people. More than 150,000 groups
are actively working in 99 countries under this program.
2018 Dr. Augustin BerqueDirector of studies at the EHESS (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales), France
Profoundly inspired by Fūdo, authored by the Japanese philosopher WATSUJI Tetsurō, and by further elaborating,deepening and evolving WATSUJI's concept of Fūdo, Dr. Berque organized his own thinking about landscapesand scenery, so as to develop a new academic discipline called "mésologie." Moreover, based on the theoreticalresults of mésologie, he proposed a theory about the subjecthood of nature, which holds that nature has subjectivity,
while critically overcoming anthropocentrism in the nature-culture dualism and environmental ethics.
2019 Prof. Stuart L. Pimm
Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science,
Duke University, U.S.A.
Prof. Pimm has established the theoretical basis for understanding the complexities of food webs, the speed of
species extinction and other such factors critical to the conservation of ecological habitats worldwide. He has
established the non-profit foundation to take this work on conservation science into practical application in thefield by supporting local groups in their habitat conservation activities and directing biodiversity conservation
policy formulation based on scientific foundations. Prof. Pimm’s contributions through this marriage of theory
and practice in the field of habitat and species preservation are most impressive.
2021 Dr. Peter Bellwood
Emeritus Professor, Australian National University, Australia
He proposes the “early farming dispersal hypothesis” based on interdisciplinary research in archaeology,
linguistics, and human physiology clarifying the agricultural origins and the process of early famers’ migrationand dispersal. At the same time, through this research, he has investigated the history of “The Harmonious
Coexistence between Nature and Humankind”, from a holistic perspective.
2022 Dr. Felicia Keesing
Professor of Biology, Bard College, U.S.A
Dr. Keesing clarified the relationship between the biodiversity of natural ecosystems and the risk that zoonotic
pathogens may be transmitted to human society through her practical research, and provided scientificsuggestions for thinking about what The Harmonious Coexistence between Nature and Humankind should be
like in the post-COVID-19 era.
2023 Dr. Kristin Shrader-Frechette
O’Neill Family Professor Emerita, University of Notre Dame, U.S.A
Dr. Shrader-Frechette has advanced ground-breaking work in quantitative risk assessment methodologies, allwhile framing her findings through the concept of environmental justice. In researching the world as it is, herresearch has helped to guide the creation of communities where all are offered the opportunity to live in healthy
environments.

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2024 International Cosmos Prize Committee

Position
Chairperson

Name
Dr. YAMAGIWA
Juichi

Specialty
Anthropology,
Primatology

2024. 4
Official Title
Director General,
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Vice
Chairperson

Dr. NAKANISHI
TomokoRadioplant physiology

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo

MemberDr. AKIMICHITomoyaMemberDr. ASASHIMA
MakotoEcological
Director General, Fujisan World Heritage Center
anthropology,
Ethno-biology
Developmental biology Research Professor, Teikyo University

MemberDr. IKEUCHI Satoru

Astronomy

Professor Emeritus, The Graduate
University for Advanced Studies

MemberDr. IKEYA Kazunobu

Environmental
anthropology

Professor Emeritus, National Museum of
Ethnology

MemberDr. SHIRAYAMA
Yoshihisa

Marine biology

Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University

MemberDr. NISHIZAWA
Naoko

Plant molecular biology President, Ishikawa Prefectural University

MemberDr. HAYASHI
Yoshihiro

Animal scienceand resource

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo

MemberDr. YOKOHARI
MakotoLandscape andenvironmental science

Project Professor, Organization for Interdisciplinary
Research Projects, The University of Tokyo

MemberDr. WASHITANI
Izumi

Ecology,
Conservation ecology

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo

MemberDr. WADA Eitaro

Biogeochemistry

Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University

Position
AdvisorName
Specialty
Dr. IWATSUKI Kunio Systematic botany

Official Title
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo

AdvisorDr. OIKE Kazuo

Geoscience

Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University

AdvisorDr. KISHIMOTO
Tadamitsu

Immunology

Project Professor, Immunology Frontier ResearchCenter, Osaka University

AdvisorDr. NAKAMURA
Keiko

Biohistory

Honorary Director, Biohistory Research Hall- 11 -

2024 International Cosmos Prize Screening Committee of Experts
2024. 4
Position
Chairperson

Name
Dr. IKEYA Kazunobu

Specialty
Environmental
anthropology

Official Title
Professor Emeritus,
National Museum of Ethnology

Vice
Chairperson

Dr. SAKURA Osamu

Science andTechnology studies

Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information
Studies, The University of Tokyo

MemberDr. OKI Taikan

Global Hydrological
SystemProfessor, School of Engineering,
The University of Tokyo

MemberDr. Monte Cassim

Environmental
science

President, Akita International University

MemberDr. KAMEYAMAYasukoInternational relations

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
The University of Tokyo

MemberDr. FUKAMACHI
KatsueMemberDr. Stefan Hotes

Landscape andAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Global
Environmental science Environmental Studies (GSGES),
Kyoto University
Landscape Ecology
Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Chuo University

MemberDr. MIYASHITA
Tadashi

Science of Biological Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural andDiversity
Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

MemberDr. YUMOTO
Takakazu

Plant Ecology

MemberDr. YOKOYAMA Jun Systematic botany- 12 -

Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
Professor, Faculty of Science,
Yamagata University